Every 10 years the Census Bureau takes a detailed tally of the entire
population that impacts everything from funding for schools and hospitals
to your representation in government. Make sure you’re counted!

Timeline of events

Now

Recruitment for local census jobs

Spring 2009

Census employees go door-to-door to update address lists

Fall 2009

Recruitment begins for census-takers

Feb.-March 2010

Census questionnaires mailed or delivered

April 1, 2010

Census Day – Send in your census form and be counted!

April-July 2010

Census-takers visit households that did not respond

Dec. 2010

Census Bureau delivers population data to President Obama

March 2011

Census Bureau completes delivery of redistricting data to states

If you’re interested in working on the 2010 Census, call the Census Bureau at
1-800-861-2010 or visit www.census.gov/hrd/www/